Obituaries
• David Wooten, 44, of Bryan died Sept. 23 in Bryan and was buried Sept. 27 at Garden City Cemetery. He was born Jan. 21, 1961 in Big Lake to Ervin and Bertie Wooten. He lived in Garden City until 1980, when he moved to Bryan to attend Texas A & M. He was a mechanic, working for the city of Bryan until retiring three years ago due to ill health. He was a Baptist.
He is survived by one son, Brit Wooten of Bryan, his parents, of Garden City, two brothers, Joe Wooten and wife Judy of Minooka, Ill., and Gerald Wooten and wife Donna of Sheffield, TX, several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Stuart Wooten, in 1976.
• R.H. “Bob” Permenter, 79, of Big spring died Sept. 15 at Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Veterans Home and was buried at Garden City Cemetery. He was born Mar. 13, 1926 in Jayton to Velma and Otis Vernon Permenter. He married Jimeree “Jimmie” Jones in 1966. She preceded him in death in 2003. He lived most of his life in Howard and Glasscock counties, where he had worked for oil companies and as a truck driver. He was a Baptist and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He is survived by two daughters, Jo Ann Permenter and Jack Harvell of Sand Springs and Vivian Kerr and Kenneth of Big Spring; five grandchildren, two brothers, one sister and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.